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Al Etihad
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Al Etihad
Manchester City clinch Champions League spot with victory at Fulham
25 May 2025 21:28 London (PA Media/dpa) Ilkay Gündogan's stunning overhead kick and Erling Haaland's second-half penalty fired Manchester City to a 2-0 win against Fulham and qualification for next season's Champions required just one point at Craven Cottage to guarantee a top-five finish in the Premier League, and Gündogan put them in the driving seat with his sensational opener after 21 minutes. Fulham created a series of good chances, but Haaland made sure of the victory with 18 minutes remaining as City secured a third-placed finish with Fulham dropping one spot to 11th. Kevin De Bruyne began his final match in a City shirt from the bench while Jack Grealish was not included in Pep Guardiola's squad at all. Guardiola described Sunday's fixture as the most important of their season.
BBC News
27-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Man City reported to European Commission over rule breaches
La Liga president Javier Tebas says he has reported Manchester City to the European Commission for alleged breaches of rules relating to state-owned - a long-standing critic of City - told media at the FT Business of Football Summit that the complaint was made in said he believed the case was currently in an "investigation phase" by the European Commission - the executive body of the European Union which develops and enforces laws for its member said that the complaint centres on his belief that "City have a structure that circumvents the rules" including a group of companies in the United Arab Emirates outside the City Football Liga argues that has given the Premier League champions a competitive advantage in both English competitions and the Champions have not commented on Tebas' allegations but club sources are aware of them, and strongly refute said: "City have a lot of companies in their group which lie outside the City Football Group structure, extra companies where they put their expenses."These other companies lose the money but not the club itself. We have reported Manchester City to the EU. We have the facts and figures."We asked for City to be checked. It's very important that all clubs are subject to the same transparency rules and governance on both the sporting and financial side."The City case is one where we believe they have put the losses on the companies that are not officially part of City Football Group."He added: "They have a scouting company, a marketing company. That's where they have very high expenses. They invoice City for less money."City have costs that are less than if they didn't have this circle of companies around."Tebas said the complaint has been made under Foreign Subsidies Regulation that came into effect on 12 July 2023 and grants the EU powers to investigate state-controlled foreign declined to comment, but sources close to the club said Tebas has a long history of attacking sources point to the club's accounts, which are a matter of public record, as proof of no are awaiting the outcome of the hearing into their 115 charges for alleged Premier League financial rule breaches. If they are found guilty, they could face a massive points deduction or 2022, La Liga filed a complaint to Uefa about what it believed to be "irregular financing" of City and Paris St-Germain, who Tebas previously described as "state clubs".BBC Sport has contacted the European Commission for comment.
BBC News
31-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
City draw Real Madrid in Champions League play-offs
Manchester City have been drawn to face holders Real Madrid in the play-off round for a place in the last 16 of the Champions and Real Madrid have faced each other in each of the past three seasons, with City losing on penalties in the quarter-finals to the eventual winners in will be played on 11-12 February and 18-19 February. If City win, they will take on either Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen in the last the full draw over here
